Recent content by Scott-MD

I grew up in Charleston and my dad still lives on the Isle of Palms. It's lovely down there, and there are fish (and shrimp, and crabs, and oysters) everywhere. I forget how degraded the Chesapeake is sometimes, and then I visit Charleston and am reminded of what it could/should be like. Just...

Thanks! The easy plan sounds good, and makes sense--although I suspect that any repair of that nature will have to be repeated periodically given the incredible forces generated by that spray from underneath. Worth a couple of tries in any event, before embarking on the trickier real fix...

I was pounding home through some nasty chop on the Chesapeake on Saturday, and noticed that water was pouring down the inside wall of the v-berth on the port side. It must be a breach of some kind where the deck is sealed to the hull, so that spray is forced up between them when I go through a...

Amen on buying used. And before you take the plunge try to take a ride in one of the pilothouse / sport cabin boats. It's a real luxury to be inside if you're going fast for any length of time. You can have a conversation, listen to the radio and actually hear it, etc. And the pilothouse...

I wanted a 2320 and encountered the same thing when I was looking. I think there are not as many 2320s and the owners tend to hang onto them. I ultimately broke down and bought a 2520 and haven't regretted it for a moment. I had been afraid the 2520 would be too much boat, too hard to dock...

Hard to say these days, the market is so bad and so in flux. I think you should start by figuring out what the motors are worth and then add $10-$15k for a first offer. That's harsh for the seller and I'm sure some here will think it unfair, but I bought a 2002 2520 last September for $30k...

Last year I pulled my 2520 /F225 out and winterized it after Christmas, and put it back in the water in early March--and there were a couple of days in February when I might have used it if it were easy. So now I'm wondering whether it's really essential to decommission it for a couple months...

I wonder whether that experiment was limited to mosquitos? I grew up in SC and we used Skin So Soft all the time but for "no see um" gnats, not mosquitos. It sure seemed to work at the time! (But of course placebo effects are a powerful thing).

I'd like the bench seat! I have a 2520 with the little forward facing mini-seat and storage unit, and have wanted to cut it out and put in one of the side-facing benches. What are the dimensions, and what do you want for it?

I paid $30k last summer for a 2002 2520MV with a brand new Yamaha F225 (4 hours on the meter) on a bracket. It had radar and a fishfinder (neither very great) but no GPS, so I've had to invest in some electronics. It was listed for $33 and I think I got a great deal. So I think $35 sounds...

I love my 2520 MV on the Bay. The pilothouse is great even on a beautiful day, to get real shelter from the sun and (more importantly) constant wind and be able to have a conversation with your buddies while running 30mph without shouting. And on a day that's rainy or cold it is a whole...

With small children and other commitments, I rarely have a full day but often have just a couple of hours to go dash out on the boat. That wouldn't be possible (or remotely worth it) if I had to get the boat off and back on a trailer. Also I like to take the boat out by myself. The logistics...

A boat near mine sank a few years ago from a break in the onboard fresh water system that was attached to a spigot on the dock. Nothing wrong with the boat at all; it just filled up with fresh water from the city pipes! I guess that falls in the "fittings above the waterline" category. Doh.

I looked at this extended 23 in NC before I bought my 2520. I see it's still for sale. Cool boat, but the cockpit is pretty small. It still feels bigger than a 2120 (in part because the motor's on a bracket), but just the wrong balance for us given how we'll use it and the mid-Atlantic...

Fair enough. But the 2520DVs aren't as different as the mod-Vs. I've always liked, and almost bought, this one: http://www.thehulltruth.com/forums/thre ... 71&posts=1 The 2320 above is lovely but he wants $55 for it, which was way out of my budget. Maybe a fair price, but that's my...